Broken Arrow Municipal Authority
Meeting of: 12-18-2018
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Approval of and authorization to execute an extension of agreement between Broken Arrow Municipal Authority (BAMA) and Tulsa Recycle and Transfer (TRT) for the processing of recyclables from the Recycling Pilot Project areas
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Background:
On December 5, 2017, the Broken Arrow Municipal Authority (BAMA) approved the Citizens Recycling Committee recommendation to conduct two concurrent recycling pilot programs encompassing approximately 500 customers each. One pilot project area received a recycling cart, while the other received both refuse and recycling carts. The pilot projects began on January 31, 2019 and ended on May 24, 2019. With the measuring aspect of the program concluded, recycling and cart services for the pilot areas will continue as in the pilot project until such time BAMA provides direction on future waste and recycling services
The current recycling processing agreement with TRT provides for the processing of recyclables from approximately 1,093 homes in the pilot project areas. The agreement expires June 30, 2019 and contains an option to renew for up to one (1) additional year. The agreement extension price schedule includes the average composition percentages by commodity from the March and May material audits. Also adjusted is the commodity price per ton, the processing fee and SEA fee based on May's current fee.
Staff recommends approval of the agreement.
Cost: $ 1,000 per month. Based on average of 16-Tons of recyclables collected
from the two pilot areas each month
Funding Source: Broken Arrow Municipal Authority - Sanitation Division
operational fund
Requested By: Lee Zirk, General Services Director
Approved By: City Manager Office
Attachments: Original Recyclables Processing Contract for Pilot Program
Extension Agreement between TRT and BAM...
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